Google claims no donkey was harmed in Street View dustup - pappalardoyouten

Google says no donkey was harmed in response to rearing rumors that one of Google's Street Scene fleet planate a mule connected a dusty Botswana road. In a Google Lat Long blog post titled " Never ass-ume" on Wednesday, Kei Kawai of Google Maps, proven to put the rumors to roost.

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"Information technology looked to some that our car had been involved in an unseemly hit and run, leaving the humble creature stranded in the road," wrote Kawai. "As our imagery below shows, the donkey was lying in the path – perhaps enjoying a dust bath – before rolling safely aside as our car drove past."

For the past various years concerned Cyberspace citizens at Reddit and Chirrup give birth studied a series of Street View images and convinced themselves Google is at fault of killing a donkey. Think information technology operating theatre non, it wouldn't have been the first time a Google Street Look at car was accused of being involved in a hit and hightail it. In 2009 Street Position images showed what looked like a deer getting hit past one of Google's cars.

As for Google's donkey-gate, Kawai explains "Because of the path our 360-degree imagery is put conjointly" IT makes it look look-alike the domestic ass was hit. It's hard to say if Google's denial can stop the severe puns from flooding the interwebs.

"Botswana Section of Conveyance is just testing novel moving materials. Hither they are trying a small spot of ass-phalt," said Reddit user gb877.

"That donkey's name was Bing," said some other Redditor.

Information technology's too early to assure if Google is trying to burro the evidence, only that is how jackass conspiracy theorist view the berth.

Here's what really happened, according to Google.

Approaching the vista of the law-breaking, we fancy a jeep traveling in the opposite direction. Are they the perpetrators of this flagitious offence?

The domestic ass's last a few proceedings arsenic IT waterfall to the Earth for the last metre?

Jack is alive! In that location he goes back into the light touch, unhurt. Jack was just having a quick roll in the dust to cool down slay.

And if you had any doubt, here's a shot from Google exhibit the donkey permanent up and the back of the Street Opinion machine heading off to more adventures.

If you'd like to sound out the area for yourself you can receive the donkey on Google Maps.

As for the buns-uming the worst with donkey-gate, Google's Kawai says "I'm pleased to confirm the donkey is alive and well."

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